trochanteric fossa

a fossa on the greater trochanter to which the obturator externus muscle is attached.

trochanteric fossa

At the proximal end of the femur, an irregular recess along the upper inner (proximal medial) surface of the great trochanter, where the medial edge of the greater trochanter overhangs the neck of the femur.

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